Gérard F. Gilmore

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Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.

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instanceOf British scientist
astronomer
person
affiliation Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
surface form: Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society
contributedTo European Space Agency Gaia mission preparation
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt University of Canterbury
University of Oxford
employer Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
fieldOfWork astronomy
astrophysics
galactic astronomy
stellar dynamics
gender male
hasAcademicAdvisor Donald Lynden-Bell
hasHIndex high citation impact in galactic astronomy
hasRole principal investigator in large stellar surveys
knownFor research on the dynamics of the Milky Way
research on the structure of the Milky Way
studies of the Milky Way stellar halo
studies of the Milky Way thick disk
work on Galactic dark matter distribution
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Society
notableFor influencing modern understanding of the Milky Way’s formation history
notableProject ESO long-term programme
surface form: Gaia-ESO Survey
notablePublicationTopic kinematics of Milky Way stars
mass distribution in the Milky Way
vertical structure of the Galactic disk
notableWork discovery and characterization of the Milky Way thick disk
occupation researcher
university teacher
placeOfWork Cambridge, England
positionHeld professor of astrophysics at the University of Cambridge
professor of experimental philosophy at the University of Cambridge
researchInterest Galactic dynamics
Galactic structure
dark matter in galaxies
stellar populations
supervisedStudent Nial Tanvir
Vasily Belokurov NERFINISHED
workplace Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

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Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy discoveredBy Gérard F. Gilmore